The invention discloses an automatic chip removal device for a machine tool. The device comprises a chip removal pipe, a chip compression box, a bottom plate, a slag-liquid separation box, a liquid storage box, a reciprocating swing mechanism and a conveying frame. A spiral discharging paddle is arranged in the chip removal pipe, a third motor is arranged at the left end of the chip removal pipe,and an output shaft of the third motor penetrates into the chip removal pipe and is connected with the spiral discharging paddle. A chip collecting groove is formed in the chip removal pipe, and the discharging end of the chip removal pipe is connected with the slag-liquid separation box. The conveying frame is arranged below the chip removal pipe, a roller is arranged on the conveying frame, a filtering conveying belt is arranged on the roller, cooling liquid and small-particle chips are separated through the filtering conveying belt, and the small-particle chips are conveyed out. A scrapingplate is arranged at the left end of the conveying frame. The automatic chip removal device for the machine tool is novel in structural design and good in chip removal effect, chip particles can be classified, separated treatment is facilitated, large chips are compressed, space is saved, frequent chip treatment is avoided, and time is saved.